2007 Annual Report to Residents

Your Thanet,Your Council

Thanet is home to the three beautiful coastal towns of Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate and eight rural villages. Surrounded by 26 miles of sandy bays and chalk cliffs on the south east coast of Kent, it is also home to the only royal harbour in the UK.

As your Council we have demonstrated our commitment to Thanet by providing quality services throughout the year.

There are now over 25,000 homes on our wheelie bin collection scheme which has increased recycling levels and helped us to maintain tidy streets by keeping the seagulls at bay.

We have seen local events including Broadstairs Folk Week, Ramsgate’s Powerboat Grand Prix, and the Kent Airshow attracting record visitor numbers – and we have planned an even bigger and more exciting range of events this year too!

Through our ongoing consultation with local people we have been left with no doubt that our community wants cleaner streets, more activities for teenagers and a lower level of crime. We worked on achieving this last year and will continue to work with our partners to ensure Thanet is a safer, cleaner and greener place for everyone.

We’ve seen a real improvement in our services over the past year, but don’t just take our word for it.

The satisfaction levels of our residents increased significantly last year, and the Audit Commission recently recognised the efforts we have made: "Thanet District Council has improved significantly since the last corporate assessment in 2004 and is judged to be a Fair council".

Read on to find out more about our achievements and what we have planned for this year.

Team Thanet

1. Cllr Roger Latchford OBE, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for the Economy and Culture
2. Cllr Zita Wiltshire, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Housing
3. Cllr Sandy Ezekiel, Leader of Thanet District Council
4. Cllr Shirley Tomlinson, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Commercial and Environmental Services
5. Cllr Martin Wise, Cabinet Member for Finance, Improvement and Customer Services
6. Cllr Jo Gideon, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Healthy Communities
7. Brian White, Head of Development Services
8. Captain Dominic Evans, Head of Maritime Services
9. Robert Rose, Head of Improvement and Performance
10. Richard Samuel, Chief Executive
11. Donna Reed, Head of Customer Services
12. Brendan Ryan, Head of Housing and
13. Community Services
14. Paul Moore, Corporate Director
15. Mark Seed, Head of Commercial Services
16. John Bunnett, Corporate Director
17. John Bryant, Interim Head of Financial Services

Not Pictured:

Cllr Chris Wells, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Community Safety

Sue McGonigal, Head of Financial Services

Next: 2006- 7 Highlights

• Highlights of the last year
• Your Councillors
• Decision making in Thanet
• Our Key Partnerships
• Our Services
• Our Finances
• Our Progress
• Your Views
• Our Achievements 2006/07
• Our Performance
• Our Ambitions for 2007/08
• What’s coming soon
• How to contact us

Thanet District Council,

Cecil Street,

Margate,

Kent,

CT9 1XZ

E-mail:

customer.services@
thanet.gov.uk

Tel: 01843 577000